advance towards the hong ##ora ##i river . following the end of the early fighting , the australian advance towards the main japanese concentration at bu ##in continued as they struck out towards the hari and mi ##vo rivers . this continued until torre ##ntial rain and flooding brought the advance to a halt short of the objective , washing away many bridges and roads upon which the australians relied for supplies . as the australian advance stalled , the japanese began hara ##ssing the australian line of communications , and as the rain stopped and the flooding subsided in late @ - @ july and into august , the australians began making preparations to resume the advance towards bu ##in again . ultimately , though , the
advance towards the hongorai river. following the end of the early fighting, the australian advance towards the main japanese concentration at buin continued as they struck out towards the hari and mivo rivers. this continued until torrential rain and flooding brought the advance to a halt short of the objective, washing away many bridges and roads upon which the australians relied for supplies. as the australian advance stalled, the japanese began harassing the australian line of communications, and as the rain stopped and the flooding subsided in late @ - @ july and into august, the australians began making preparations to resume the advance towards buin again. ultimately, though, the